Author's Notes: A while back I did a meme. The rules were
1. Pick a character, pairing, or fandom you like.
2. Turn on your music player and put it on random/shuffle.
3. Write a drabble related to each song that plays. You only have the time frame of the song to finish the drabble; you start when the song starts, and stop when it's over. No lingering afterwards!
4. Do ten of these, then post them.
So I did. And here they are.
Drown – Three Days Grace
Demyx didn't need anyone to help him. Sure, he played the fool. But he was really much smarter than everyone realized. He knew when there was danger around. He knew when to stay and fight and when to run away. He didn't need anyone's help.
But Demyx also liked to take chances. He would push the limits. Like when he teased Saix or Xaldin or Vexen. He liked seeing them struggle to not turn on him. He liked being that close to death. Well, another death at least.
Demyx was most at home in the water, of course. He liked to sit on the bottom and look up through the water at the distorted reflections. He knew he was perfectly safe there. The water would never hurt him. But he still stayed there, holding his breath, feeling his lungs burn, until the water itself tried to push him up. He fought it. Dug his hands into the sand, the seaweed, whatever he could, and held on. He didn't need anyone to save him. He could keep himself from drowning.